French conquest of Algeria
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The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1847. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a naval blockade, f
The Siege of Constantine by Horace Vernet, 1838
The "Fan Affair", which escalated into the invasion.
At Sidi-Ferruch by Pierre-Julien Gilbert.
The attack of Admiral Duperré during the taking of Algiers in 1830.
Pacification of Algeria
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The pacification of Algeria, also known as the Algerian genocide, refers to violent military operations between 1830 and 1875 during the French conquest of Algeria, that often involved ethnic cleansin
French conquest of Algeria
…of the lack of certainty in its development. According to several historians, the methods used by the French to establish control over Algeria reached genocidal proportions, with war, famine and disease leading to the deaths of between 500,000 and 1 million Algerians within the first three decades of the conquest, out of…
The Maghreb in the second half of the 19th century
The Battle of Staouéli, 19 June 1830
French troops defeated by Emir Abdelkader at the Battle of Macta in 1835
Combat of Somah in 1836 (Horace Vernet)